| Composed question in letter from Athens, enveloped with scent |
The Times Cryptic |
29 Oct 2025 |
| Calm, peaceful (8) |
Puzzler |
16 Aug 2025 |
| Serene, peaceful |
The Times Concise |
18 Jun 2025 |
| Snuggled into a new quilt, managed to remain undisturbed (8) |
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| Ran quilt out for quiet (8) |
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| Serene, placid (8) |
Puzzler |
24 Dec 2024 |
| Placid |
The Times Sunday Concise |
15 Sep 2024 |
| Managed to wrap the quilt around and to get quiet (8) |
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| Organised bed covering, on rotation still |
The Telegraph Toughie |
19 Jul 2024 |
| Idyllic and serene (8) |
The Guardian Quick |
27 Jun 2024 |
| Quarterfinal? No fear. All quiet (8) |
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| Rushed taking fancy quilt round when it was quiet (8) |
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| Still, placid (8) |
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| Unruffled, unperturbed (8) |
Puzzler |
24 Mar 2024 |
| Still managed in fancy quilt (8) |
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| Chilled old writer nearly put on coach out of India |
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| Unruffled Sumatran quilt stuffing |
The Guardian Quiptic |
26 Jun 2023 |
| Serene |
The Times Concise |
14 May 2023 |
| Manuscript never ends: an old writer unfinished still |
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| Tarquin flustered at first later becoming calm |
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| Calm |
The Times Concise |
17 Mar 2021 |
| Calm |
New York Times |
14 Feb 2021 |
| Composed new design to reflect trimmed bedcover |
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| Calm |
The Guardian Speedy |
13 Sep 2020 |
| Calm |
The Telegraph Quick |
30 Jul 2020 |
| Be slow to grasp new question without agitation |
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| Peaceful |
The Telegraph Quick |
04 Apr 2020 |
| Collected and drank tequila shot left by dike |
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| Still time? Rushed old writer's one line short |
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| Cool-headed way in which Greek character protects queen |
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| Calm, placid |
Irish Times Simplex |
29 Jul 2016 |
| Quiet |
The Telegraph Quick |
03 Apr 2016 |
| Free from disturbance from heavy waves |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
08 Nov 2015 |
| Still managed to snuggle into quilt, when drunk |
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| Serenely quiet or peaceful |
Irish Times Simplex |
15 Jan 2015 |
| Calm, knight and queen about to hang? The opposite |
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| Calm, knight and queen about to hang? The opposite |
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| Peaceful |
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| Quiet and calm |
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| Serene |
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| Serene |
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| Pacific |
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| Still |
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| Halcyon |
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| Free from turmoil |
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| Serene |
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| Serene |
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| Unruffled |
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